O spoločnosti

The unsolicited credit rating AA- assigned to Czech Republic stems from fiscal surpluses, low debt, and high foreign exchange coverage ratios. Governance indicators, which are highly above average on the world scale, also support the final assessment. However, the governance score lags behind those of leading advanced economies and therefore constrains the final rating.

EU countries have developed the strongest global fiscal framework. They use three types of fiscal rules - budget rules setting limits on government structural deficits (typically 0.5% GDP), debt rules setting limits on debt-to-GDP-ratios (60%), and expenditure rules setting targets for the growth of government expenditures (based on the growth of potential GDP).